# Farakka Barrage Township, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Town · Murshidabad, West Bengal 

# Farakka Barrage Township

Farakka Barrage Township is a town in Farakka sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **20,126 people** in 4,786 households. Literacy was 78.9%.

- 20,126people (2011)
- 4,786households
- 78.9%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Population of Farakka Barrage Township

■ Farakka Barrage Township · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**970

Working population ****35.6%**

**41.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Farakka Barrage Township

Of every 100 households in Farakka Barrage Township in 2011, 59 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Farakka Barrage Township · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**36%

Tap water ****56%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**48%

Use banking services ****74%**

**52%

Television ****63%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****15%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**26%

Own their home ****43%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Farakka Barrage Township work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 5,867 (82%) · **■** Household industry 249 (3%) · **■** Farming 37 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,021 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Farakka Barrage Township?20,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Farakka Barrage Township in?Murshidabad district, West Bengal